its really not that hard, and it might be useful, if MS ends up finding that final straw that breaks it for everyone, you would be better off having a head start and level ground, rather than staring up a wall for employment.

i recommend you orient to it, for future proofing.

scripting:

https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/...

API:

https://api.libreoffice.org/docs/idl/ref/annotated.html

BASIC:

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/BASIC_Guid...